Whitley Bay U3A   

Activities
Group Group activities Group leader
Art Group A Drawing Class was started in 2011 and was immediately full. The tutor is Tom Herron. If you would be interested in starting or joining a new group please contact Diane Herron. Diane Herron
Art appreciation Visits to art galleries and special exhibitions Alan Rogerson
Bookworms Read and discuss selected books Carol Chappell
Bridge 1 A social Bridge group Joan Pape
Bridge 2 A new group Maureen Palmer
Canasta To play Dorothy Nicholls
Country walks Walks of 6 to 8 miles Carol Chappell
Family History Building a family tree or enlarging an existing one Margaret Scanlon
French 1 & 2 Conversation practice for beginners and advanced students Jane Coxon (1)
Bob Croasdale (2)
Gardening Discussions at home and visits to gardens. Ann Rickards
German Reading "Deutsch Direkt!" and "Deutsch Express!" and conversational practice Alan Tong
History Keep in touch for details Maureen Naulls
Industrial Visits Visits behind the scenes of local organisations New leader required
Knitting Knitting for charity alongside strong social theme. coffee/tea & chat Jean Magowan
Ladies' Fellowship Ladies meet for tea and talk Marion Appleton
Friendship
(Fellowship 2)		 Ladies meet for tea and talk (same as Ladies' Fellowship) Margaret Belbin
Luncheon 1 Monthly lunch at the Tyne Meropolitan College
(catering department restaurant, now known as the Retreat restaurant)		 Marion Appleton
Luncheon 2 Monthly lunch at the Gibraltar Rock and other venues Pat Hewitt
Mah Jong For beginners and experienced players alike Pat Clark
PowerPoint Learn to program PowerPoint Frank Stansfield
Quiz Keep your brain active with the Whitley Bay U3A quiz team Maureen Naulls
Quiz 2 An Open Quiz group has been created meeting at St Andrews. Jean Lawson/ Jennifer Hughf
Scrabble 1 & 2 Play Scrabble in a relaxed, informal atmosphere Janet Chandler
Short walks Guided short walks around local places of interest Bernie Dixon
Singing for pleasure We sing a miscellany of rounds, part songs and folk songs, mostly unaccompanied.
Go to the Schedule page for meeting arrangements		 Jean Tustin
Social Committee Arrangements for theatre, cinema and other activities (See the Newsletter) Olga Hepple
Wine Tasting Tasting of wine with notes from Roger and Denys 2/3 times a year Roger Chappell, Denys Turner

For the days and times of meetings see the Home page of this web site.

For a graphical display of the days of these activities throughout the weeks, click here:    Schedule of activities

Group leaders can be contacted at the monthly meetings. See the Programme Card for telephone numbers.

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Last updated 5th February 2012